Basketball Recap: Eleanor Roosevelt Skates Past Laurel with Ease

Raiders

Margin (Wins)

12/12/24 @ Bladensburg	54
01/16/25 vs Laurel	43
01/14/25 vs Roosevelt	36
12/14/24 vs Dinwiddie	31

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Eleanor Roosevelt on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Laurel Spartans out of the water with a 57-14 final score. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 31 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Eleanor Roosevelt to victory, but perhaps none more so than McKenzie D'Antignac, who went 8 for 18 on her way to 17 points in addition to five boards and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Camille Brandon, who posted ten points along with seven rebounds and five assists.

Eleanor Roosevelt was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.

Eleanor Roosevelt's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Laurel, they dropped their record down to 3-5 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Eleanor Roosevelt won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Douglass at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Douglass is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.3 points per game this season. As for Laurel, they will square off against Northwestern on Thursday.